diff --git a/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c b/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c
index 772245347..c3406eee0 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ static int load_converter(struct impl *this, const struct spa_dict *info,
 
 	factory_name = spa_dict_lookup(&cinfo, "video.adapt.converter");
 	if (factory_name == NULL)
-		factory_name = SPA_NAME_VIDEO_CONVERT".ffmpeg";
+		factory_name = SPA_NAME_VIDEO_CONVERT".dummy";
 
 	if (this->ploader) {
 		hnd_convert = spa_plugin_loader_load(this->ploader, factory_name, &cinfo);